volkris @volkris@qoto.org
I think the most pressing and fundamental problem of the day is that people lack a practically effective means of sorting out questions of fact in the larger world. We can hardly begin to discuss ways of addressing reality if we can't agree what reality even is, after all.
The institutions that have served this role in the past have dropped the ball, so the next best solution is talking to each other, particularly to those who disagree, to sort out conflicting claims.
Unfortunately, far too many actively oppose this, leaving all opposing claims untested. It's very regressive.
So that's my hobby, striving to understanding the arguments of all sides at least because it's interesting to see how mythologies are formed but also because maybe through that process we can all have our beliefs tested.
But if nothing else, social media platforms like this are chances to vent frustrations that on so many issues both sides are obviously wrong ;)
Joined Dec 2022
@realcaseyrollins No, AOC is a moron so you should not read too much into anything that she does.
She just really does not know how the government works at all, she's just a celebrity, so I guess look to her for lipstick recommendations but beside that, yeah she doesn't know what she's talking about.
So maybe the key is to consider, who gets to review the impeachment? Who gets to appeal? If a president is impeached, what does he get to do?
The answer is nothing. There is no appeal. It's not like a normal Court proceeding where the defendant gets to appeal to a higher court to review the record as he is on his way to jail.
No, the way this is set up there is no appeal, whatever our elect ed representatives decide is final.
Aunt if you think about it that means that the people that we elect can impeach for any reason that they think is justified because there is no higher power to reverse it.
Of course you can. They can impeach anybody for any reason. We elect our representatives, and the people that we choose to elect, we are hiring them to decide whether to impeach anybody. That's one of the powers that they get with their offices.
If you think they should have impeached but they didn't, then hold them accountable for that. If you think they should not have impeached but they did, again, hold them accountable for that.
The decision is purely up to them. They have that lever to pull if they want to and we hold them accountable for whether they do or they don't.
@realTuckFrumper boy she's dumb.
No you can punish judges for being wrong. That's why we have the impeachment option. It's the entire point of that.
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@ArneBab No it absolutely did not.
That's not how the legal system works in the US, so anyone who told you that they did is lying.
I hate to keep beating this drum but that really is what it comes down to, certain special interests putting out information that is flat out the opposite of what is really happening. And we need to call them out on it and we need to stop listening to them.
@JaniceOCG No you have that backwards.
These prosecutors violated law with their faulty prosecutions. Blame them for not getting their acts together.
@Phracker2Art No, that's not how this works at all.
It's really the opposite, in fact.
Recent rulings demand that laws be followed and not effectively repealed by the executive branch.
So much misinformation out there these days, and this is an example of it. It's the exact opposite of what it sounds like you've heard, so you need to stop listening to those people that are lying to you.
@SETSystems@defcon.social those nutty conspiracy theories need to be called out for what they are.
It's BS.
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@ArneBab The balloting is a state issue, not Federal, so not really a Supreme Court issue.
@abbistabbii The problem is, that's factually not what happened.
@LouisIngenthron and Trump is absolutely being held to the law with the state court cases. So what in the world are you talking about?
@JaniceOCG The president, Biden, was attempting to prosecute Trump illegally.
The Supreme Court said that the prosecution could not go forward because it was illegal. In theory Biden could have gone through with the prosecution and Trump could have appealed after being found guilty, but the court said no, the prosecution was illegal and therefore there's no reason Trump would have had to go through the whole rigmarole of a jury trial and then appeal. The court said the prosecution should have been stopped right away before the trial.
And so so the Supreme Court clamped down on the ability of presidents to conduct illegal prosecutions.
@LouisIngenthron but of course he is! Legally!
The design of the US government leaves all executive branch actions at the feet of the president, that's how we keep them in check. It is really important to emphasize that because, again, that's how we hold officials responsible for what the executive branch does.
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Watching some videos of #Biden speaking over the last couple of years, and seriously you guys, you're misidentifying the fascist. Biden insists on claiming more power, insists on holding down the little guy, insists on imposing his personal unilateral will.
If anyone is fascist in this arrangement, it's Biden.
The Supreme Court in this term has ruled against him over and over, diminishing his power, opposing fascism. It said he can't prosecute people illegally, he can't redefine the law without democratic process, he can't violate due process just because he's president.
So much reporting is getting all of this exactly backwards.
Biden is the problem. We need to get rid of him. #Democrats please give us someone better to vote for.
I, for one, will not vote for the fascist Biden.
@JaniceOCG You're getting this story backwards.
They aren't finding ways for the former president to be above the law, but rather they are insisting that the current president abide by the law.
Biden can't prosecute people in ways that are not legally allowed. That's what's being called out.
The Democrats need to put forward a nominee who hasn't shirked the law as Biden has. He botched this prosecution. We need to hold him accountable for it.
@Fenix keep in mind that it was pointed out long before Supreme Court ruling that the special counsel was illegally appointed.
It's not a coordinated plan. It's just following the law.
Biden acted illegally. We need to hold Biden accountable for that, and the Democrats need to appoint someone different to run for president after his failures.
Watching some videos of #Biden speaking over the last couple of years, and seriously you guys, you're misidentifying the fascist. Biden insists on claiming more power, insists on holding down the little guy, insists on imposing his personal unilateral will.
If anyone is fascist in this arrangement, it's Biden.
The Supreme Court in this term has ruled against him over and over, diminishing his power, opposing fascism. It said he can't prosecute people illegally, he can't redefine the law without democratic process, he can't violate due process just because he's president.
So much reporting is getting all of this exactly backwards.
Biden is the problem. We need to get rid of him. #Democrats please give us someone better to vote for.
I, for one, will not vote for the fascist Biden.
@maggiemartin I mean, she was fairly quickly debunked...
I think the most pressing and fundamental problem of the day is that people lack a practically effective means of sorting out questions of fact in the larger world. We can hardly begin to discuss ways of addressing reality if we can't agree what reality even is, after all.
The institutions that have served this role in the past have dropped the ball, so the next best solution is talking to each other, particularly to those who disagree, to sort out conflicting claims.
Unfortunately, far too many actively oppose this, leaving all opposing claims untested. It's very regressive.
So that's my hobby, striving to understanding the arguments of all sides at least because it's interesting to see how mythologies are formed but also because maybe through that process we can all have our beliefs tested.
But if nothing else, social media platforms like this are chances to vent frustrations that on so many issues both sides are obviously wrong ;)
Joined Dec 2022
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